NBC 5's MATT LEIGHTON SHOWS US WHAT THEY'RE DOING. <MEG HANNA / BROC COMMUNIT ACTION - IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP FOLKS> BECAUSE NOW...MANY ARE LOOKING FOR HELP AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC... <MEG HANNA / BROC COMMUNITY ACTION - SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF FOLKS THAT WE'RE SERVICING EVERYDAY> BROC COMMUNITY ACTION FOOD SHELF COORDINATOR MEG HANNA SAYS THEY'VE HELP FEED JUST OVER 1,400 LAST MONTH... NORMALLY IT WOULD BE 1,000. <MEG HANNA / FOOD SHELF COORDINATOR - IT'S COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A PLACE THAT YOU CAN GET FOOD AND TO HEAR PEOPLE'S STORIES AND TO BE THERE FOR THEM AND TRY TO KEEP THINGS AS REASSURING AND NORMAL AS POSSIBLE> THEY'VE COME UP WITH A CREATIVE WAY TO GIVE OUT FRESH FOOD. SETTING UP THESE TENTS OUTSIDE THEIR RUTLAND BUILDING. <TOM DONAHUE / BROC COMMUNITY ACTION - WE AVERAGE ABOUT 975 MEALS PER DAY COMING OUT OF THE FRONT DOOR OF BROC COMMUNITY ACTION SO WE'VE HAD TO RECONFIGURE THE INSIDE OF THE BUIDLING AS WE ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY CLOSE THE PHYSICAL FACILITY AND THEN BRING OUR SERVICES TO YOU> SOME FOOD FOR THOSE MEALS COMES FROM THE VERMONT FOOD BANK <MEG HANNA / BROC COMMUNITY ACTION - THEY'VE STEPPED UP IN A HUGE WAY TO MEET THE DEMAND, UM, THE SERVICES THEY'RE OFFERING, THE FREE DELIVERY ON ITEMS> AS BROC COMMUNITY ACTION STEPS UP DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES <MEG HANNA / BROC COMMUNITY ACTION - YOU KINDA HAVE TWO CHOICES, YOU CAN STEP BACK OR STEP UP AND WE WENT WITH STEP UP> <LEIGHTON - AND BROC IS PARTERNING WITH PROJECT VISION, RUTLAND CITY POLICE AND STOCKTON SECURITY FOR A STUFF A CRUISER EVENT THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE RIGHT OVER HERE ON FRIDAY. WE WILL

BROC Community Action in Rutland continues to help those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic, now with a creative twist. The organization has set up tents outside of their building in Rutland, where they are giving out food."We average about 975 meals per day coming out of the front door of BROC Community Action so we've had to reconfigure the inside of the building as we actually physically close the physical facility and then bring our services to you," CEO Tom Donahue said.Food shelf coordinator Meg Hanna said the program has helped feed just over 1,400 people last month ⁠— an increase from the average of 1,000 people. "Significant increase in the amount of folks that we're servicing everyday," Hanna said. Some of their food being distributed to community members comes from the Vermont Foodbank."They've stepped up in a huge way to meet the demand, the services they're offering, the free delivery on items," Hanna said. "Stuff-A-Cruiser Drive Up Foodraiser" is taking place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 15 at the Rutland Walmart parking l0t, "adjacent to the Garden Center," according to BROC Community Actions' website. If you'd like to donate to the Vermont Foodbank to keep its programs going, click here.

RUTLAND, Vt. —

BROC Community Action in Rutland continues to help those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic, now with a creative twist.

The organization has set up tents outside of their building in Rutland, where they are giving out food.

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"We average about 975 meals per day coming out of the front door of BROC Community Action so we've had to reconfigure the inside of the building as we actually physically close the physical facility and then bring our services to you," CEO Tom Donahue said.

Food shelf coordinator Meg Hanna said the program has helped feed just over 1,400 people last month ⁠— an increase from the average of 1,000 people.

"Significant increase in the amount of folks that we're servicing everyday," Hanna said.

Some of their food being distributed to community members comes from the Vermont Foodbank.

"They've stepped up in a huge way to meet the demand, the services they're offering, the free delivery on items," Hanna said.

"Stuff-A-Cruiser Drive Up Foodraiser" is taking place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 15 at the Rutland Walmart parking l0t, "adjacent to the Garden Center," according to BROC Community Actions' website.

If you'd like to donate to the Vermont Foodbank to keep its programs going, click here.